Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the night she meets Jonathan Alkaitis, a hooded figure scrawls a message on the lobby’s glass wal
anxiety, and depression, and how he manages it through nature and birdwatching. Of course, he talks about his illness but this is ultimately an uplifting book with practical advice at the end of each chapter. Also in each chapter, which always starts with a lovely drawing of a bird and a...
“Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fueled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they must maintain. But when she strays for a single night...
#BookReview ~ The Accused by Cara Putman 2025-04-21 On: 04/21/2025 In: 2025, 3.5 Stars, Adult Books, Christian Fiction, Detective and Mystery Book 2 of 2: Secrets to Keep WHAT IT’S ABOUT When a popular college student is murdered, her international roommate, Anneliese, becomes a ...
In this case, it was a really great way of telling the story. Chapter narration switches between Miranda and Grant, a misfit teenager who returns to the island to try and hear the spirits. For the most part, I enjoyed their dynamic; two outcast teenagers, newly reunited, on a mission to...
You’ll get the most out of this book if you read it a few times (and do the exercises!). Pamela kicks off each chapter with a relevant story (most of them from her own life) that helps illustrate the point of that chapter and then wraps up her thoughts with a question or two to...
Get the Book! THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND By: Elin Hildebrand, 2023 Several members of our local book club liked this light vacation read. A young widow invites four old friends to join her for a weekend on Nantucket Island. Also present is her estranged daughter. All of them have a guilty se...
Overall I am giving this book 5 stars.When I read a book and go, “just one more chapter,” for 5 or so extra chapters, it’s a great read. I enjoyed how Robie and Julie worked together and the ending was one I didnotsee coming. Not even from a mile away. It just came out ...
Rating: Rating: 3.5 out of 5. A fast-paced, thrilling horror novel that follows a group of heroines to die for, from the brilliantNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. In horror movies, the final girl is the one who’s left standing whe...
The book is set in early 00s and I love that time period, when technology wasn’t so developed but it was developed enough. The last chapter was the most impactful but if I am being honest, it was my least favorite. Another not-so-good book club pick: Just Another Missing Person by...